Ted Goldstein Eliminated in 16th Place ($19,920)
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Goldkind Takes the Chip Lead
On the 
flop, Cliff Goldkind bet 86,000 and Gregg Wilkinson raised to 207,000. Goldkind fired back with a reraise to 338,000 and Wilkinson gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,275,000 | 515,000 |
|
590,000 | -410,000 |
William Foster Eliminated in 17th Place ($19,920)
The action folded around to the blinds where William Foster open-shoved to put the pressure on Aram Zerounian. The big blind found 
and made the call for his tournament life, but his ace was dominated. Foster had the barely covering stack, and his 
had him poised for the knockout.
The dealer had other ideas, though. The flop came 
to breathe some life into Zerounian, and he filled in his flush on the 
turn. Foster still had outs to fill up, but the river 
gave Zerounian the double. When he paid off his debt, Foster was left with just 10,000 lonely chips.
He was all in for 8,000 on the next hand, and Ismael Bojang got heads-up with him after a 
flop. Bojang's 
was trailing the 
of Foster. But the bad run continued for the at-risk player as the 
on the turn pretty much ended his day. He couldn't find a jack on the river, and he's out in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 125,000 |
|
Busted |
Nguyen Up To One Million
Kennii Nguyen raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Gregg Wilkinson called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Wilkinson checked. Nguyen bet 56,000 and Wilkinson called.
The turn was the 
and Wilkinson led for 98,000. Nguyen put in a raise to 298,000 and Wilkinson folded. Nguyen showed the 
for the second nuts.
"The second nuts baby!" exclaimed Nguyen to his rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 210,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -227,000 |
Shulman Leads Into Balaguer
Barry Shulman had raised from the cutoff and Adria Balaguer three-bet from the button. Shulman called and the flop came down 
. Shulman led out for 55,000 and Balaguer folded.
"That's it! Teach those young kids how the old guys do it!" yelled out Kennii Nguyen to Shulman as he was raking in the pot. "You can't bluff a bluffer!" he added.
"Shhh, don't tell 'em," joked back Shulman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 100,000 |
|
575,000 | -122,000 |
Burks Stands, Sits
Aram Zerounian raised to 37,000 under the gun, and the table folded around to the button. That's where Gary Burks took his stand, three-bet shoving for 139,000 total. Zerounian didn't want to, but he eventually made the call with a chance at the knockout.
Showdown
Zerounian: 
Burks:
The flop was a disaster for Burks. It came out 
, and he slid his chair out just a bit and shifted his weight to stand up. The dealer was speedy, though, and he immediately dropped the fourth card, the 
. Burks didn't even have a chance to stand up, and he quickly relaxed his weight and settled back into his chair. The river was the 
, and Burks has found his double to get back over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
318,000 | 178,000 |
|
|
155,000 | -140,000 |
A Table Full of Chips
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | -25,000 |
|
990,000 | 368,000 |
|
880,000 | -10,000 |
|
695,000 | -5,000 |
|
665,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
295,000 | -169,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
135,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
76,000 | -68,000 |
Three-Bet from Bojang
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Aram Zerounian raised from the cutoff seay to 37,000 and Ismael Bojang reraised to 95,000 from the button. Action folded back to Zerounian and he gave it up, allowing Bojang to win the pot.
Tai Lam Eliminated in 18th Place ($19,920)
From early position, Tai Lam raised all in for 135,000. Kennii Nguyen made the call from the hijack seat and everyone else folded. Nguyen showed the 
and Lam the 
. Time to flip, boys.
The flop came down 
and Nguyen stayed in front. The 
on the turn paired the board, but gave no help for Lam. The river was the and officially ended Lam's tournament. He finished in 18th place for $19,920.
Nguyen's recent rush has brought him up near 800,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
790,000 | 140,000 |
|
Busted |
Drawing Thin to Nguyen
Eric Wasserson opened the button with a raise, and Kennii Nguyen three-bet shoved from the big blind. It was just over 300,000 total, and Wasserson made the call with pocket nines. Nguyen was in bad shape as he turned over 
.
The first four board cards came 
, and Nguyen was drawing thin. Two outs was all he had, and two outs was all he needed. The peeled off on the river, and Nguyen let out a loud, "Yeah, baby!" He's found his double, and Wasserson instantly reached for his phone to tweet about the bad beat. He's still got just over 400,000 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000 | 347,000 |
|
415,000 | -310,000 |